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• This Day in Baseball: Red Barber Hired

  

  On April 5, 1934, Cincinnati Reds president Larry MacPhail hired Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WLW radio.  Nicknamed “Ol’ Redhead,” due to the... Read more

  The 05 april 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• Quote of the Day

  

  I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I’d pick up the speed of the ball in the... Read more

  The 04 april 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• Bill McNulty and the Summer of Flying ‘Taters

  

  “Baseball is an orderly universe, and that appeals to people who see disorder in the universe.” –Bill JamesGot his only knock off Nolan Ryan.Breezy night. Read more

  The 02 april 2020 by   Gary
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• What a Fastball Looks Like

  

  This is an interesting illustration that demonstrates the difference between what three different pitches look like as they hurtle towards home plate. Read more

  The 02 april 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• A Long Way From Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation

  

  Yesterday evening, I watched a documentary that explores desegregation in baseball in the years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Read more

  The 01 april 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• This Day in Baseball: Spring Training Attendance Record at Joe Robbie

  

  An exhibition game held on March 30, 1991 at Joe Robbie Stadium (now known as Hard Rock Stadium) featured the New York Yankees versus the Baltimore Orioles. Read more

  The 30 march 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• Quote of the Day

  

  Cricket is a gentle pastime.  Base Ball is War!  Cricket is an Athletic Sociable, played and applauded in a conventional, decorous and English manner. Read more

  The 29 march 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• This Day in Baseball: Robinson Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

  

  On March 26, 1984, President Ronald Reagan awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Jackie Robinson. Rachel Robinson accepted the award on... Read more

  The 26 march 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• “I’ve Never Written a Baseball Poem,” by Elisavietta Ritchie

  This poem is short and sweet, and it’s one that so many folks can identify with.  We can’t all be great ballplayers, but one doesn’t have to be able to hit a... Read more

  The 25 march 2020 by   Precious Sanders
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• There Ain’t No Cure for the Quarantine Blues

  

  Wash them thangs!!!Spiritually and morally, everything in life is a compromise. These are the kind of revelations that clank around your grey matter when you ar... Read more

  The 23 march 2020 by   Gary
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